VAMAN PRABHU MAHAMBRE vs MARIA ALCINA DE MENEZES E GONSALVES AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that under the Goa, Daman & Diu Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1964, specifically Sections 2(c), 3, 8(2)(i), and 16, the jurisdiction of civil courts is divested in matters concerning evacuee property. The Court clarified that mortgagees must seek remedies through the Custodian of evacuee property rather than through civil suits, affirming the lower courts' decisions. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the decree granted to the mortgagees.